The Insitute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a leading UK think tank, has set out a proposal for a scheme called Frontline to recruit high quality graduates into social work careers.
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At least half of state-run residential care homes in Northern Ireland are to close under a proposed £70 million overhaul of the health service.
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Organisations and individuals working with young people in North and West Edinburgh are invited to CHILDREN 1ST bfriends Open Day this Friday (12 October) .
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Six people have been arrested over alleged mistreatment and neglect of residents in a care home.
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A NEW dementia research lab is to be set up at Edinburgh University. Dr Iris Oren has been awarded £45,000 by Alzheimer’s Research UK and will carry out groundbreaking research into the causes of dementia.
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People living on the north coast could have to make a three-hour round trip for hospital treatment under a radical overhaul of the health service in Northern Ireland.
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Plans to put elderly care services in Aberdeen under the control of an ‘arms-length’ company have taken a step forward.
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A mother is challenging a decision to give Richard Branson’s Virgin Care a contract to run children’s services in Devon.
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Ahead of a forthcoming bill, eight charities have come together to explore how best to achieve stability and a positive sense of identity for children in care
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The pay and working conditions of our predominantly female care workforce is already a national scandal. Cuts to council budgets can only make matters worse. By Heather Wakefield.
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